Role & responsibilities

- Develop new fruit preparation products such as fruit fillings, purees, toppings, jams, fruit inclusions, for bakery/dairy application products.
- Conduct laboratory trials, pilot trials, and plant trials for new product development.
- Optimize formulations for taste, texture, functionality, shelf life, and cost.
- Work on clean-label, reduced sugar, natural flavour, and natural colour solutions where required.
- Ensure product performance in the final application such as bakery, dairy, confectionery, or dessert systems.
- Carry out sensory evaluation and compare products against internal and market benchmarks.
- Support scale-up, line trials, and first commercial production batches.
- Troubleshoot technical issues during development, production or post-launch.
- Prepare formulation sheets, technical specifications, trial reports, and validation documents.
- Ensure compliance with FSSAI, customer specifications,



labelling requirements and food safety standards.
- Support shelf-life studies, microbiological testing coordination, and product stability validation.

Preferred candidate profile

- B.Tech in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering
- 3+years of experience in NPD preferably in fruit preparations, fruit processing
- Hands-on experience in formulation, pilot-scale development, and plant trials.
- Good understanding of fruit chemistry, pH, Brix, acidity, viscosity, stabilizers, preservatives, and thermal processing.
- Knowledge of shelf-life testing, process control, and microbial safety in fruit-based systems.
- Robust documentation, Excel, and data analysis skills.
- Good communication and coordination skills.

📌 NPD Executive(Fruit Preparations) (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Momentum Placements
📍 Ahmedabad